IAAF World Championships
Olympic Stadium, Athina (GRE)
02–10 AUG 1997
OW
Men's Discus Throw
Final
| Place | Name | Birth Date | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Lars RIEDEL | 28 JUN 1967 | GER | 68.54 |
| 2. | Virgilijus ALEKNA | 13 FEB 1972 | LTU | 66.70 |
| 3. | Jürgen SCHULT | 11 MAY 1960 | GER | 66.14 |
| 4. | Vladimir DUBROVSHCHIK | 07 JAN 1972 | BLR | 66.12 |
| 5. | John GODINA | 31 MAY 1972 | USA | 65.40 |
| 6. | Andreas SEELIG | 06 JUL 1970 | GER | 64.48 |
| 7. | Adam SETLIFF | 15 DEC 1969 | USA | 63.44 |
| 8. | Robert WEIR | 04 FEB 1961 | GBR | 63.06 |
| 9. | Jason TUNKS | 07 MAY 1975 | CAN | 62.30 |
| 10. | Vitaliy SIDOROV | 23 MAR 1970 | UKR | 60.32 |
| 11. | Vasiliy KAPTYUKH | 27 JUN 1967 | BLR | 60.12 |
| 12. | Aleksander TAMMERT | 02 FEB 1973 | EST | 59.44 |
Qualification - Group
| Place | Name | Birth Date | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke UPERESA | ASA | DNS |
Qualification - Group 1
| Place | Name | Birth Date | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jürgen SCHULT | 11 MAY 1960 | GER | 64.60 |
| 2. | Vitaliy SIDOROV | 23 MAR 1970 | UKR | 63.08 |
| 3. | Vasiliy KAPTYUKH | 27 JUN 1967 | BLR | 63.06 |
| 4. | Andreas SEELIG | 06 JUL 1970 | GER | 62.94 |
| 5. | Aleksander TAMMERT | 02 FEB 1973 | EST | 62.18 |
| 6. | Jason TUNKS | 07 MAY 1975 | CAN | 61.82 |
| 7. | Alexis ELIZALDE | 19 SEP 1967 | CUB | 61.48 |
| 8. | Vaclavas KIDYKAS | 17 OCT 1961 | LTU | 61.40 |
| 9. | Andy BLOOM | 11 AUG 1973 | USA | 60.74 |
| 10. | Olav JENSSEN | 11 MAY 1962 | NOR | 60.52 |
| 11. | Igor PRIMC | 08 JAN 1966 | SLO | 59.98 |
| 12. | Ian WINCHESTER | 27 MAY 1973 | NZL | 59.70 |
| 13. | Jo VAN DAELE | 06 APR 1972 | BEL | 58.66 |
| 14. | Aleksandr BORICHEVSKIY | 25 JUN 1970 | RUS | 57.90 |
| 15. | Wenge YU | 18 FEB 1966 | CHN | 57.14 |
| 16. | Costel GRASU | 05 JUL 1967 | ROU | 56.70 |
| 17. | Christos PAPADOPOULOS | 16 MAR 1965 | GRE | 56.44 |
| 18. | Shakti SINGH | 14 MAY 1962 | IND | 56.28 |
| 19. | Glen SMITH | 21 MAY 1972 | GBR | 54.40 |
| 20. | Dashdendev MAKHASHIRI | 13 JAN 1969 | MGL | 52.12 |
Qualification - Group 2
| Place | Name | Birth Date | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Lars RIEDEL | 28 JUN 1967 | GER | 66.46 |
| 2. | Virgilijus ALEKNA | 13 FEB 1972 | LTU | 65.22 |
| 3. | Adam SETLIFF | 15 DEC 1969 | USA | 63.72 |
| 4. | John GODINA | 31 MAY 1972 | USA | 63.48 |
| 5. | Vladimir DUBROVSHCHIK | 07 JAN 1972 | BLR | 62.30 |
| 6. | Robert WEIR | 04 FEB 1961 | GBR | 62.26 |
| 7. | Frits POTGIETER | 13 MAR 1974 | RSA | 61.30 |
| 8. | Pieter VAN DER KRUK | 10 FEB 1972 | NED | 60.16 |
| 9. | Diego FORTUNA | 14 FEB 1968 | ITA | 60.06 |
| 10. | Leonid CHEREVKO | 21 APR 1974 | BLR | 60.06 |
| 11. | Sergey LYAKHOV | 01 MAR 1968 | RUS | 59.72 |
| 12. | Jean PONS | 29 MAY 1969 | FRA | 59.46 |
| 13. | Shaojie LI | 26 NOV 1975 | CHN | 58.24 |
| 14. | Libor MALINA | 14 JUN 1973 | CZE | 58.00 |
| 15. | Mickaël CONJUNGO | 23 JUN 1969 | CAF | 57.82 |
| 16. | Attila HORVÁTH | 28 JUL 1967 | HUN | 57.72 |
| 17. | Marcelo Adrián PUGLIESE | 02 SEP 1968 | ARG | 57.34 |
| 18. | Kjell Ove HAUGE | 20 FEB 1969 | NOR | 57.00 |
| 19. | Ramón JIMÉNEZ GAONA | 10 SEP 1969 | PAR | 52.96 |
| 20. | Vansavang SAVATDEE | 09 NOV 1976 | THA | 47.98 |
| 21. | Robert MCNABB | 1978 | COK | 41.00 |
Combined Events - OW
Men's Discus Throw
Combined - Group 1
| Place | Name | Birth Date | Mark | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Chris HUFFINS | 19 APR 1970 | USA | 49.22 | 854 |
| 2. | Jagan HAMES | 31 OCT 1975 | AUS | 46.68 | 801 |
| 3. | Tomáš DVOŘÁK | 11 MAY 1972 | CZE | 45.16 | 770 |
| 4. | Philipp HUBER | 18 FEB 1974 | SUI | 44.88 | 764 |
| 5. | Prodromos KORKIZOGLOU | 27 FEB 1975 | GRE | 44.46 | 756 |
| 6. | Stefan SCHMID | 06 MAY 1970 | GER | 44.38 | 754 |
| 7. | Mário Anibal RAMOS | 25 MAR 1972 | POR | 44.28 | 752 |
| 8. | Roman ŠEBRLE | 26 NOV 1974 | CZE | 43.32 | 732 |
| 9. | Francisco Javier BENET | 25 MAR 1968 | ESP | 43.30 | 732 |
| 10. | Pierre-Alexandre VIAL | 25 MAY 1975 | FRA | 43.26 | 731 |
| 11. | Indrek KASEORG | 16 DEC 1967 | EST | 41.64 | 698 |
| 12. | Cedric LOPEZ | 13 FEB 1973 | FRA | 40.96 | 684 |
| 13. | Oleg VERETELNIKOV | 22 JAN 1972 | UZB | 39.70 | 658 |
| 14. | Victor HOUSTON | 24 FEB 1974 | BAR | 33.56 | 535 |
Combined - Group 2
| Place | Name | Birth Date | Mark | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Eduard HÄMÄLÄINEN | 21 JAN 1969 | FIN | 50.50 | 881 |
| 2. | Steve FRITZ | 01 NOV 1967 | USA | 48.88 | 847 |
| 3. | Klaus ISEKENMEIER | 14 APR 1975 | GER | 47.88 | 826 |
| 4. | Michael SMITH | 16 SEP 1967 | CAN | 47.80 | 825 |
| 5. | Ramil GANIYEV | 23 SEP 1968 | UZB | 46.04 | 788 |
| 6. | Robert ZMĚLÍK | 18 APR 1969 | CZE | 45.72 | 782 |
| 7. | Lev LOBODIN | 01 APR 1969 | RUS | 44.78 | 762 |
| 8. | Erki NOOL | 25 JUN 1970 | EST | 43.20 | 730 |
| 9. | Frank BUSEMANN | 26 FEB 1975 | GER | 42.56 | 717 |
| 10. | Marcel DOST | 28 SEP 1969 | NED | 42.42 | 714 |
| 11. | Beiniamino POSERINA | 06 NOV 1970 | ITA | 38.42 | 633 |
